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title: "ollama vs awesome-llm-apps"
type: "comparison"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/ollama-ollama-vs-shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps"
tools: ["ollama-ollama", "shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps"]
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# ollama vs awesome-llm-apps

Neutral, constraint-first comparison with live GitHub stats.

| | [ollama](/tools/ollama-ollama.md) | [awesome-llm-apps](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tagline | Get up and running with Kimi-K2.6, GLM-5.1, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models. | 100+ AI Agent & RAG apps you can actually run — clone, customize, ship. |
| Stars | 175,701 | 116,766 |
| Forks | 16,886 | 17,373 |
| Open issues | 3,381 | 7 |
| Language | Go | Python |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks |

## Trust and health

_Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._

| | [ollama](/tools/ollama-ollama.md) | [awesome-llm-apps](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps.md) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Very active (96%) |
| Days since push | 0d | 0d |
| Archived on GitHub | No | No |
| Stars delta | - | - |
| Open issues delta | - | - |
| Fork status | Not a fork | Not a fork |
| Owner type | Organization | User |
| Security scan | Not scanned | Not scanned |
| Full report | [trust report](/tools/ollama-ollama/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/trust.md) |

## Choose when

### Choose ollama if…

- More widely adopted - 176k stars vs 117k.

### Choose awesome-llm-apps if…

- More recently updated (last pushed Jul 8, 2026).
- Leaner open-issue backlog (7).

## When NOT to use ollama

- AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

## When NOT to use awesome-llm-apps

- AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism.
- LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

## Common questions

### What is the difference between ollama and awesome-llm-apps?

ollama: Get up and running with Kimi-K2.6, GLM-5.1, MiniMax, DeepSeek, gpt-oss, Qwen, Gemma and other models.. awesome-llm-apps: 100+ AI Agent & RAG apps you can actually run — clone, customize, ship.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.

### When should I choose ollama over awesome-llm-apps?

Choose ollama over awesome-llm-apps when More widely adopted - 176k stars vs 117k.

### When should I choose awesome-llm-apps over ollama?

Choose awesome-llm-apps over ollama when More recently updated (last pushed Jul 8, 2026); Leaner open-issue backlog (7).

### When should I avoid ollama?

AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

### When should I avoid awesome-llm-apps?

AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves.

### Is ollama or awesome-llm-apps more popular on GitHub?

ollama has more GitHub stars (175,701 vs 116,766). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.

### Are ollama and awesome-llm-apps open source?

Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ollama: MIT, awesome-llm-apps: Apache-2.0).

### Where can I find alternatives to ollama or awesome-llm-apps?

GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at /tools/ollama-ollama/alternatives and /tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/alternatives (/tools/ollama-ollama/alternatives.md, /tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/alternatives.md), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes.

### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison?

Yes. The markdown twin at /compare/ollama-ollama-vs-shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps.md mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.

### Which is better maintained, ollama or awesome-llm-apps?

ollama: Very active. awesome-llm-apps: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance.

### Where are the full trust reports for ollama and awesome-llm-apps?

GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: ollama: /tools/ollama-ollama/trust; awesome-llm-apps: /tools/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps/trust.

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=ollama-ollama`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=ollama-ollama)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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